저소득

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 低所得.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)sʰo̞dɯk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [저(ː)소득]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeosodeuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeosodeug
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏsodŭk
Yale Romanization?	cēsotuk

Noun

저소득 • (jeosodeuk) (hanja 低所得)

1. low income

   Antonym: 고소득(高所得) (gosodeuk)

Derived terms

• 저소득자(低所得者) (jeosodeukja)
• 저소득층(低所得層) (jeosodeukcheung)